Back Duits-Kameroen Afrikaans الكاميرون الألمانية Arabic Kamerun AST آلمان کامرونو AZB Германскі Камерун Byelorussian Kameroun alaman Breton Camerun Alemany Catalan Německý Kamerun Czech Camerŵn Almaenig Welsh Kamerun Danish
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Kamerun | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1884–1920 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Service flag of the Colonial Office
 Coat of arms of the German Empire
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 Location of Kamerun: Green: Territory comprising German colony of Kamerun Dark grey: Other German territories Darkest grey: German Empire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | German colony | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Jaunde | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | German (official) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Colony | ||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1884 (first) | Gustav Nachtigal | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1914–1916 (last) | Karl Ebermaier | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 17 August 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1910 | 495,000 km2 (191,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912 | 790,000 km2 (310,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1910 | 2,600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1912 | 4,645,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | German gold mark | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Cameroon Nigeria Gabon Republic of the Congo Chad Central African Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1920 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern parts of Chad and far northeastern parts of Nigeria.